The rule in carving holds good as to criticism; never cut with a knife what you can cut with a spoon.

Quote by Charles Buxton

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In one family, all goes by two and two. If a member of it has...

In one family, all goes by two and two. If a member of it has...

Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal.

Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal.

The first duty to children is to make them happy. If you have not made...

The first duty to children is to make them happy. If you have not made...

You will never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it.

You will never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it.

If we do what is necessary, all the odds are in our favor.

If we do what is necessary, all the odds are in our favor.

Silence is sometimes the severest criticism.

Silence is sometimes the severest criticism.

You must never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it.

You must never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it.

To make pleasures pleasant shortens them.

To make pleasures pleasant shortens them.

In life, as in chess, forethought wins.

In life, as in chess, forethought wins.

Success soon palls. The joyous time is when the breeze first strikes your sails, and...

Success soon palls. The joyous time is when the breeze first strikes your sails, and...

Silence is sometimes the severest criticism

Silence is sometimes the severest criticism

That awkward silence after a teacher yells at a student.

That awkward silence after a teacher yells at a student.

Decency is indecency's conspiracy of silence

Decency is indecency's conspiracy of silence

Silence is golden

Silence is golden

Now all my teachers are dead except silence.

Now all my teachers are dead except silence.

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for...

Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for...

Silence is better than unmeaning words.

Silence is better than unmeaning words.

And now there is merely silence, silence, silence, saying all we did not know

And now there is merely silence, silence, silence, saying all we did not know

Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better....

Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better....

The silence often of pure innocence persuades when speaking fails.

The silence often of pure innocence persuades when speaking fails.